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My story of deconstruction: Rethinking where we came from
When deconstructing your faith, you might not need to go all the way back to the beginning like I have. It’s true that many people just burn down their entire belief system, embrace…
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My story of deconstruction: Deciding what NOT to believe
*This post feels particularly appropriate given the huge divide in the United States right now between more conservative (and largely evangelical) christians and the more progressive, liberal-leaning believers as we approach a major…
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My story of deconstruction: The Confusion before the Storm
Following that initial McDonald’s incident, where the question “Is all of this true?” threw me headlong into wrestling with my faith, there was a strange period of quiet. I felt sad and angry,…
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My story of deconstruction: “Accidental Calvinism” (are we followers of Christ or denominational fan-clubs?)
A friend of mine is a Methodist Minister by training and a christian mystic at heart. He has always been a solid source of wisdom, comfort, and guidance for me since I met…
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My story of deconstruction: The first thing
November 2019: I was sitting in McDonald’s working on my book about finding freedom from the shame of abortion. My Bible was on the table, open to Leviticus with a bookmark in Hebrews.…
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Savior or Superman?
I spent 30 years waiting for someone to save me. I wanted someone to save me From pain From shame From disease From anger From my tempermental dad From my fragile self-esteem From…
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Desire, guilt, and gratitude
Recently, I was thinking about how I want more in this life. I know, I know, I was just writing about how this life is enough, and now here I am saying that…
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My place in this world
“What about the epic narrative?” This was a question asked recently on a private Facebook group I’m part of. The group is for people who have left (or are in the process of…
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Deconstruction as Rebirth
After writing my last post about deconstruction, I was talking to a friend about it and started thinking about the verses in John when Nicodemus comes to Jesus and Jesus tells him, “you…
